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Lead Medical Support Assistant

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
📍 Walla Walla, Washington 💰 $52594 – $68373/yr

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Job Summary

This position serves as a lead Medical Support Assistant for Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center. Duties may be performed in Clinic Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Outpatient Clinic, or Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model or a Specialty Care Setting involved in a PACT model. The Lead MSA is aligned in Health Administration Service reporting to the Supervisory Medical Support Assistant.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead MSA monitors and makes work assignments, provides input on performance, resolves daily workplace issues and maintains efficient workflow. Monitors and makes work assignments, provides input on performance. Resolves daily workplace issues and maintains efficient workflow. Assuring coverage of all areas of responsibility. Conducting ongoing reviews to ensure quality of work. Ensuring accurate and timely scheduling of appointments.

Providing guidance to staff members to include changes in policies and procedures. Distributing and balancing workload. Creating and maintaining employee work schedules. Orienting and providing on-the-job training for new and current employees. Ensuring all training requirements are met. Organizing the work structure of his/her assigned areas. Acting as liaison between MSA and staff in order to resolve day to day conflicts.

VA Careers - Lead Medical Support Assistant: https://youtube.com/embed/UJO_XH5uCLsTotal Rewards of a Allied Health ProfessionalWork Schedule: Full Time 8:00am to 4:30pmRecruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not AuthorizedPay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VAInsurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)Telework: Not availableVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Functional Statement #: 000000Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contact

Keri.Perez@va.gov · 541-440-1000 X40312

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $52594 – $68373/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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